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Waja language

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Waja
Wɪyáà
Regioneastern Nigeria
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1989)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wja
Glottologwaja1259

Waja (also known as Nyan Wiyau, Wiyaa, or Wuya) is a Savannas language of Northe eastern Nigeria. Dialectical differences between Deruwo (Wajan Dutse) and Waja proper (Wajan Kasa) are slight.

Dialects

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Waja dialects:[2]

  • Wɩyáà (Wajan Kasa), spoken in ten settlements, including Talasse (main settlement that is home to the Emir of Waja).
  • Derúwò (Hill Waja or Wajan Dutse), spoken in Deri. There are two varieties:
    • Putoki, Kulani, and Degri
    • Sikkam and Degri

References

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  1. ^ Waja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.